An Update From Rainy Washington

The weather here really turned in the last week. No more sunshine! All of the trees are turning color and the leaves are falling. It's been so pretty! I don't even mind the rain, it makes everything look so fresh. I have slowly been gathering baby things, but not a lot. I have been stocking up on diapers and wipes. A friend of mine, who is due the same week, already has her nursery set up! Am I falling behind? I figure I have plenty of time for all of that. I am looking forward to the hollidays and have already started the Christmas shopping. Thanksgiving is planned (my sister and I are planners!) and our family vacation is set to go. We will be heading to WSU graduation in early December and will stop in Lake Chelan for a few days for some R&R. It's going to be snowy and cozy and I can't wait!!

I talked to Mike yesterday. He is still doing good. Not much news to report there. But I guess no news is good news!!

I have 16.5 weeks to go!! The baby is moving like crazy and I can see my belly move when he does. It's pretty crazy to watch.


Saying hi to daddy at 24 weeks.


I gave Peanut a bath this weekend. He was so unhappy, but he looked so cute!



Mad Peanut!!

One More Week Down

I need to get better at updating! Not too much news to report. I have been working hard to get my school work done, though I am seriously lacking in motivation this quarter. I finally got my maternity leave figured out (so much paperwork!!) and Mike and I are working on a name for the baby. My sister sold my treadmill this weekend and I used the money to go buy some stuff for the baby. Babies are expensive! I also got to Skype with Mike on Saturday, which was pretty cool. It was nice to be able to see him and not just talk to him. Here are some pictures!!

4 Weeks Down!!

It's hard to believe Mike has already been gone for a month. Time is really flying by. I am not sure if it is flying by for him, but it definitely is for me!! I started class again on Tuesday. I love school, but it's really hard to get back into the swing of things after having 6 weeks off. I am finding it hard to get motivated to write my papers (though who really wants to write an organizational analysis or a grant proposal?). It's nice having class to distract me though. Just one more thing to keep me occupied!

Mike was able to call again this morning. He seems to be doing pretty well. Things are a lot different than they were last time around. This can be seen as both good and bad. We'll see how things go in the next few weeks though!! And he got to put in his leave preference today, so chances are pretty good he will make it home for the birth. We are trying to decide on a boy name. At least we have the middle name and last name figured out!!

I had my anatomy ultrasound on Friday. Everything looked really good. The baby is measuring a little on the larger side (yikes!), so let's hope he slows his growing just a bit. I am hoping for a nice 7-pounder. He was camera shy and didn't want to show his face. He kept turning his face away and when he finally did turn it toward us, he would put his little hand in front so we couldn't see him. He was taunting us!! We got some nice pictures of his feet though!! Here are the highlights:

The little guy's left foot.

Definitely not shy when it came time to show his gender!

I am getting bigger everyday. Official weight gain is at 12 pounds so far. I did really well to start, but it is getting a lot harder to resist the urge for cheeseburgers and pizza. Hopefully I can make it through the next 18 weeks without gaining another 50 pounds!!

Baby belly at 22 weeks.

In other news, still no dishwasher. I have actually gotten used to washing my dishes by hand, something I haven't had to do since my parents got a dishwasher when I was 16! I guess you don't realize you miss it until you don't have it. Hopefully it will get fixed next week. Weather is getting cold and we are already seeing snow it parts of the state...I am hoping for as little snow as possible this winter...cross your fingers!!

I Am Being Tested

This week was not off to the greatest start. I have been so super busy with daily life stuff and I am micromanaging my time so I make sure I don't forget anything. I was pretty excited today because it only took an hour to get home. Getting home before 6pm is a luxury for me. I figured I would get some chores done. As much as Peanut has been driving me insane lately, I am really glad I had him tonight!! I loaded up the dishwasher and turned it on and about 5 minutes later Peanut was in the kitchen barking like crazy, so I went in to investigate (yell at him). Low and behold, the dishwasher was flooding my kitchen. Fabulous. With everything I have been dealing with recently, I just completely lost it. I spent the next half hour trying to sop up all of the water and scoop the remaining water out of the dishwasher. Hopefully the handy man can come fix it tomorrow. So Peanut saved me. Briefly. Because then he went straight to the kitchen rug and peed on it. UGH. I just have to remind myself that things could be worse...